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package org.jgentleframework.services.datalocator.enums;

/**
 * enum Ecomparator chịu trách nhiệm chứa đựng thông tin về so sánh trong
 * repository.
 * 
 * @author LE QUOC CHUNG - mailto: <a
 *         href="mailto:skydunkpro@yahoo.com">skydunkpro@yahoo.com</a>
 * @date Nov 20, 2007
 */
public enum EComparator {
	/** The AFTER. */
	AFTER (new Integer[] { 1 }),
	/** The BEFORE. */
	BEFORE (new Integer[] { -1 }),
	/** The EQUALS. */
	EQUALS (new Integer[] { 0 });
	/** The compare num. */
	private Integer[]	compareNum;

	/**
	 * Instantiates a new e comparator.
	 * 
	 * @param num
	 *            the num
	 */
	EComparator(Integer[] num) {

		this.compareNum = num;
	}

	/**
	 * Gets the compare num.
	 * 
	 * @return the compare num
	 */
	public Integer[] getCompareNum() {

		return this.compareNum != null ? this.compareNum.clone() : null;
	}
}
